“Lauren Layne gets the red rose for this one, and fans of The Bachelor will fall in love with this thoroughly charming story.”—Kate O’Keeffe, bestselling author
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I Do, I Don't - Book 2
Lauren Layne
Releasing Jan 30, 2018
Loveswept
For one charming playboy, getting cast
on a Bachelor-esque reality TV show is the shock of a lifetime—until he finds
love where he least expects it.
Gage
Barrett’s reputation as a ladies’ man has been greatly exaggerated, but none of
that matters after a drunken bet lands him on Jilted, a reality TV show that
matches runaway grooms with wannabe brides. Now he’s stuck at a Hawaiian resort
with nineteen women competing to drag him back to the altar—and one contestant
who’s even more miserable than he is. Gage has no idea how feisty, independent
Ellie Wright wound up in the cast, but it’s obvious she hates his guts. And if
there’s one thing Gage likes, it’s a challenge. . . .
Ellie can’t
believe she let her best friend talk her into exchanging her dignity for a
glorified bikini contest. Still, she could use the exposure—her business is
struggling—and she’ll probably be one of the first to get eliminated anyway.
But Gage isn’t the shallow jerk Ellie anticipated—and he’s in no rush to send
her home. As stolen kisses turn into secret trysts, she finds herself losing
track of what’s real and what’s for the camera. With the wedding finale
looming, this runaway groom is tempting Ellie to start believing in storybook
endings.
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Lauren
Layne is the New York Times bestselling author of romantic comedies.
She lives in New York City with her husband.
A former
e-commerce and web marketing manager from Seattle, Lauren relocated to New York
City in 2011 to pursue a full-time writing career. She signed with her agent in
2012, and her first book was published in summer of 2013. Since then, she's
written over two dozen books, hitting the USA TODAY, New York
Times, iBooks, and Amazon bestseller lists.
****** MY REVIEW *******
Lauren Layne puts a fresh
spin on the story about a reluctant playboy actor and equally wary
T-shirt entrepreneur. What Ms. Layne does is do a The Bachelor-esque take
in the story. Connected to book one by way of the reality show Jilted, instead
of our characters stumbling to cast the show, this time it's all set to film.
The storyline is fantastic and the writing was phenomenal. Ellie and Famous Gage unwillingly end up as contestants
on a Bachelor-style show. Gage has fallen for Ellie but she doesn’t trust
him because she thinks he is faking and because of how famous he is. There is
this instant attraction between these two, this chemistry which pushed the
storyline far; plus there is the drama with the other contestants
fueling the angst and drama in this romance read. Ellie and Gage make a perfect
couple. I couldn’t put this romance read down. Ms. Layne has written a
fantastic story with witty humor and sizzling chemistry. I look forward to
seeing what she has next to come out.
My Rating: 4.5 stars
*****
“I received an advanced
copy of this book from the author at no cost to me."
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